News Release Gerald E. Connolly Receives 2007 Tom Bradley Leadership Award Jun 25, 2007 Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, was presented with the 2007 Tom Bradley Leadership Award at NARC's annual meeting in Orlando. For COG's July NARC newsletter, click here .
News Release COG Survey Shows Slight Decrease in Homelessness Jun 13, 2007 The COG Board approved the seventh annual “Homeless Enumeration for the Washington Metropolitan Region” report, which measures regional homelessness in 2007.
News Release The Arts in Greater Washington Generate $2.15 Billion In Local Economic Activity and Support 45,000 jobs Jun 11, 2007 Patrons of the arts in metropolitan Washington and nonprofit arts organizations spent $2.15 billion in 2005, according to a report released at a press conference today by the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington (CAGW) and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG).
News Highlight Local Jurisdictions To Save Millions After Reverse Auction Jun 6, 2007 Local jurisdictions will save millions of dollars in natural gas supply over the next three years, thanks to the region's first natural gas reverse auction.
News Release Cost of Housing, Mega-Regions, Energy Use To Define the Next Half-Century May 30, 2007 COG brought together top elected officials and business leaders to discuss growth and development during a special forum on the future of the National Capital Region.
News Release MWAQC Approves New Air Quality Plan May 23, 2007 The Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee (MWAQC) approved its air quality plan for the region, paving the way for state air agencies to submit the plan to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval.
News Release COG Re-Affirms Support for Metro Dedicated Funding;Thanks Senators for Introducing Legislation May 22, 2007 COG re-affirmed its support for a dedicated funding source for the region’s Metro transit system and thanked the U.S. Senators from the region for introducing legislation that will allow this issue to move forward.
News Release Thousands of Area Cyclists Band Together to Promote Bike to Work Day May 21, 2007 Commuters throughout the metropolitan Washington region traded in their cars for bicycles to participate in the annual Bike to Work Day event.
News Release TPB Advances I-95/I-395 HOT Lanes and I-66 Improvements For Region's Long-Range Plan May 16, 2007 The TPB voted at its monthly meeting in May to move forward with incorporating new projects into the region's transportation plan, including HOT lanes on I-95/I-395 and spot improvements to I-66.
News Highlight National Capital Region Practices Response to a Hurricane May 1, 2007 Emergency personnel, elected officials and various other leaders from throughout the region responded to a mock hurricane to help them prepare for possible weather-related emergencies in the future.